CVE-2021-23876

low-risk
Published 2021-02-10

Bypass Remote Procedure call in McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.30 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges and perform arbitrary file modification as the SYSTEM user potentially causing Denial of Service via executing carefully constructed malware.

Do I need to act?

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0.03% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Mcafee

References (2)

Vendor Advisory http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114
Vendor Advisory http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114
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low-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal